News
20.02.2018
Consumer price index (CPI) January 2018
Monthly inflation in January 2018 was 1.0%
Monthly inflation measured by Consumer price index was 1.0% in January 2018, while the annual inflation was 2.6%. This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: tobacco; electricity; fuels and lubricants for personal transport equipment; passenger transport by road; telephone and telefax services; mineral waters, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juices; vegetables; restaurants, cafes and the like; spirits.
The growth of inflation rate was also generated by rising VAT from 19% to 21%.
Observing the main groups monthly growth of prices was noticed in the following groups: Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (13.6%); Transport (2.3%); Communication (1.6%); Restaurants and hotels (1.5%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.7%); Miscellaneous goods and service (0.2%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.1%); Health (0.1%), while a drop of prices was recorded in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (-4.0%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-0.1%).
Positive annual inflation rates in January 2018 were observed in the following groups: Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (30.4%); Restaurants and hotels (6.9%); Clothing and footwear (6.3%); Transport (3.9%); Communication (1.8%); Miscellaneous goods and service (1.8%); Health (0.6%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.4%); while negative annual inflation rates were observed in the following groups: Recreation and culture (-0.8%); Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (-0.6%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.5%).
